Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Man and the Biosphere Programme names laureates of Young Scientists and Michel Batisse awards

UNESCO Press Release No.2017-60

UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme names laureates of Young Scientists and Michel Batisse awards

Paris, 13 June— The International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme of UNESCO has named the recipients of the 2017 Young Scientists Awards and the Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management. The selection was announced during the MAB Council's annual meeting in Paris, France (12 to 15 June).

The MAB Programme has been granting awards of up to $5,000 each since 1989 to encourage young researchers to undertake work on ecosystems, natural resources and biodiversity.

Adeeb Hayyan (Malaysia): Physiochemical properties and cellular toxicity of oil plant seeds available in Tasik Chini Biosphere Reserve as an alternative for conventional natural oils with regards to nutraceutical and food industry.

The US$6,000 Michel Batisse Award for a case study concerning the management of a biosphere reserve goes to Vladimira Fabriciusova (Slovakia), coordinator of the Polana Biosphere Reserve for her case study "Biosphere Reserve: an opportunity for humans and nature."

Biosphere reserves are areas that promote innovative solutions to issues of conservation, ecology and sustainable development recognized as such by UNESCO's MAB Programme.